Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-12-29
Mk. BLAINE AND AMERICANS IN
EUROPE.

view Win gentleman who recently
returned from Europe. In Paris he
had good opportunity to take the
measure ofMr. Blaine's visit to Eurone
and To observe the impression which
that visit made on the American colo.
MES In London, Paris and elsewhere
on the continent. He says:
i met MI. Blaine in Paris a couple
OF weeks ago, and II ever saw man
IN the buoyancy of perfect health, that
man is Mr. Blaine. His cheeks are
rosy, his appetite good and his spirits
those OF the most Astounding physical
vigor. l visited him at his hotel and
he said:
We lead quiet life here. l am not
talking politics, nor rushing about in
sight seeing to the exclusion OF COM
fort, was at Versailles yesterday to
see the election of the French Presi.
dent, after crisis phenomenal and
particularly Interesting TO an Ameri.
can. have been kindly received by
French statesmen and have excellent
opportunities to study French politics.
The more study legislative assem-
blies In the Old World the more Der.
ceive that our American Congress is
the most dignifled and orderly of the
law-making bodies on the globe. |
think never ielt better in my life l
ascribe my vigorous health to two
causes. | was born with a good body
and |, worked on a Pennsylvania farm
in my younger days. Life on farm
In boyhood makes for vigor OF days in
manhood. Secondly, 1 have always
lived temporarily. l have eschewed
intoxicants and tobacco from my col.
lege days on and l have never burned
the candle at both ends. | always
choose PLAIN dishes at the table; pastry
| never take. Thus / owe my good
health to plenty of moderation and u
good constitution to start with. My
life has been busy one, and in some
respects 1t has taxed my phi ysical forces
severely. There has almost never
been any respite until this journey.
Twenty Years of Congress- was writ
ten on tae heels of q most exacting
political contest, and these were pre-
coded by public life that gave neither
mind nor body q rest. Hence you
may imagine that l am enjoying this
breathing spell.
asked him what most impressed
him in comparing the old world with
the new. In reply he snid in sub
stance.
"The marvellous growth of the
United States is an industrial and
democratic phenomenon which the so.
called upper classes of Europe are un-
able to comprehend. Twenty five
years ago the representatives. of aristo
cratic ideas in Europe sneered a.
America and the Americans. But
now all this is changed. The utmost
respect and courtesy are shown
Americans throughout Europe and in
England especially"
l heard story in London which
think is strictly correct. One evening
Mr.. Blaine was being entertained al
dinner by a distinguished Londonei
| and the conversation turned on the re.
lations between great Britain and the
United States. One OF the members
of the British Parliament, who sat by
Mr.. Blaine, good naturedly criticised
Mr.. Blaine for the form of one of hi:
dispatches 10 the English Government,
when Mr.. Blaine was Secretary Of
State.
at seemed 10 me at the time" said
the English statesman, THAT you
were a little discourteous to England
when you said In your despatch to Hel
Majesty's Government that the United
Plates eXpe cts such and such things o
England" Mr.. Blaine turned to hi
critic with the utmost nonchalance ant
remarked:
"You forget, my dear sir, that
merely copied a phrase from dis
patch from Her Majesty's Government
to the United States in the darkes
period of our Civil War. The table
are now turned. Then, when W
were in trouble, England expected m.
country to do such and such thing
Now, If you will pardon me, the I'm
ted States Is in a position to quote tn
phraseology and send it back again.
l CHANGED in at the American Ell
change one morning and l was in
pressed with the universal esteem wit
which Americans follow Mr.. Blain
wherever he goes. Mr.. Blaine hal
pened to come into the reading ROOF
and was cordially greeted bya score
two of Americans present. One
them said to me:
~ am Democrat, but l admir-
Mr.. Blaine, and if he is the next car
didate for President, | shall vote fc
him. believe in intense American
| want no British free trade surrendt
on American soil. have a contemr
for political dudes, and let me tell yo
that if Mr.. Blaine is the next standar
bearer OF the Republican party he WI
be elected.
"Why, they said when Blaine hs
carried nearly all except the bulldoze
States and had come within 500 vot'
) of being President OF the Unite
States, that he was dead cock in th
nit. but he il the liyeliest athlete
the whole political arena. He nevt
had such hold of the people. IN
la-de-da crowd cannot lie about hill
| with sufficient Vehemence, but I'll
! plain people love him and intend
. make him President"
81 know what l am talking about,
continued the Western man; "Jam'
, G. Blaine is the most popular man an
, the most brilliant and tar-sightt
statesman in America. and set 1t dow
he will be the next President. ID
defeat in the last contest was not b
fault-it was real victory. The PEE
ple are with him. They love Q
American who is an American ON Dol
sides of the sea-"
l met m any Americans in Euro
who said they were proud to hs'
J such a representative in Europe.